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<blockquote data-quote="TheLadyD" data-source="post: 2266799" data-attributes="member: 524873"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I began shielding early (in February) when the first case was reported in our offices. I wish we had had better advice in the beginning instead of finding out that diabetics one of the highest mortality rates. They could have used your A1c results, additional underlying conditions, age and gender to determine who shields and receives specialist support. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Having experienced just how difficult and hard work it is to manage a viral infection (I had gastroenteritis last year that took me a week to recover), I decided that it was best to avoid as much human contact as possible.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Now, my big concern and decision is, as we come out of lockdown and shops, offices etc start opening, do I stop shielding or do I sit around waiting for a proven vaccine. Whilst it is an individual choice – we each know our ability to manage our condition – I’d be interested in what others are thinking…</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLadyD, post: 2266799, member: 524873"] [FONT=Arial]I began shielding early (in February) when the first case was reported in our offices. I wish we had had better advice in the beginning instead of finding out that diabetics one of the highest mortality rates. They could have used your A1c results, additional underlying conditions, age and gender to determine who shields and receives specialist support. Having experienced just how difficult and hard work it is to manage a viral infection (I had gastroenteritis last year that took me a week to recover), I decided that it was best to avoid as much human contact as possible. Now, my big concern and decision is, as we come out of lockdown and shops, offices etc start opening, do I stop shielding or do I sit around waiting for a proven vaccine. Whilst it is an individual choice – we each know our ability to manage our condition – I’d be interested in what others are thinking…[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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